A Milwaukee Public Schools teacher's aide won't be charged criminally in connection with an April incident in which he was accused of pulling a student's hair and leading her to the principal's office

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Updated: 9:57 AM EDT May 19, 2017

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WEBVTT CHRISTINA: THE BLACK PANTHERSINTERRUPTED A REGULAR MILWAUKEEPUBLIC SCHOOL BOARD MEETINGTHURSDAY EVENING, DEMANDINGANSWERS FROM MEMBERS ON SEVERALHIGH PROFILE INCIDENTS INVOLVINGCHILDREN IN THE CLASSROOM.>> MPS IS ONE OF THE WORST, ONOF THE WORST SYSTEMS IN THECOUNTRY, AND THIS HAS GOT TOSTOP RIGHT NOW.IF YOU WANT TO WALK AWAY, GET UPAND WALK AWAY, BECAUSE THIS ISWHAT WE DO.WE DISRUPT STUFF AND MAKE SUREYOU'RE ACCOUNTABLE. NO JUSTICE, NO PEACE.CHRISTINA: DIRECTOR MICHAELBONDS EVENTUALLY SAT DOWN, ANDTHE BLACK PANTHERS LEFT WITH APROMISE TO BE BACK IF THINGSDON'T CHANGE.>> YOU'VE BEEN WARNED. CHRISTINA: THE BLACK PANTHERSARE REFERRING TO AT LEAST THREECASES WHERE STUDENTS HAVE EITHERBEEN HURT IN SCHOOL OR HIT BY ATEACHER'S AIDEEARLIER, THE FAMILY OF7-YEAR-OLD MARIYAH THOMARELEASED SCHOOL SURVEILLANCEVIDEO SHOWING A TEACHER'S AIDEDRAGGING THE GIRL BY HER HAIR TOTHE PRINCIPAL'S OFFICE.HER TEACHER ASKED THE AIDE TOHELP AFTER SHE GOT INTO A FIGHTWITH A CLASSMATE.THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICEDID NOT CHARGE THE AIDE, BECAUSETHERE WAS NOT ENOUGH EVIDENCE TOSHOW HE INTENDED TO HARM THECHILD.>> I JUST WANT ANSWERS.I JUST WANT TO KNOW WHY HE'S NOTBEING CHARGED WITH ANYTHING. CHRISTINA: ACCORDING TO A POLIREPORT, THE AIDE SAYS THE GIRLWOULDN'T LISTEN TO HIM SO HE"USED A TECHNIQUE HE'D LEARNEDFROM HIS MOTHER."HE BELIEVED IT WAS A FORM OF TAICHI AND DESCRIBED IT AS A

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Updated: 9:57 AM EDT May 19, 2017

MILWAUKEE —

A Milwaukee Public Schools teacher's aide won't be charged criminally in connection with an April incident in which he was accused of pulling a student's hair and leading her to the principal's office, a spokesperson with the Milwaukee County District Attorney's Office said.

The incident was recorded by the school's surveillance cameras.

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Video provided by the family's attorney in a press conference shows the "blatant disregard for this girl's rights to be free from being the victim of a battery," the release said.

WISN 12 News is not naming the teacher's aide because of the lack of charges. He has, however, been suspended without pay.

"I just want answers," the 7-year-old girl's mother, Melissa Jones, said at a Thursday afternoon press event. "I just want to know why he's not being charged with anything. ... You see him look over his shoulder, and then grabs her by her hair and pulls her from the second floor to the elevator and then to the main office."

According to a police report, the teacher's aide said Mariyah Thomas wouldn't listen to him when he tried to escort her to the school's office, so he "used a technique he'd learned from his mother." He said he believed it was a form of Tai Chi and described it as a peaceful method of self-defense.

The Black Panthers showed up to a regularly scheduled Milwaukee Public School Board meeting Thursday night and interrupted board members.

The group demanded answers to why at least three students at MPS schools have either been hit by an aide or been hurt inside the classroom.

"MPS is one of the worst, one of the worst systems in the country, and this has got to stop -- right now. If you want to walk away, get up and walk away because this is what we do. We disrupt stuff and make sure you're accountable," said King Rick of the Black Panthers.